Our industry needs a transparent career path that rewards our craft
Interview with Gabriel Valdivia about his career journey building teams, products, and bringing the craft along the way.Gabriel Valdivia, illustrated by Shreya DamleLeading with Craftis a limited series of articles where we shed a light on stories of designers with successful careers as individual c..
Is the end near for flat logo design?
Oversimplified logos: when less becomes too much.Logos speak a thousand words. A great logo can tell the story of an organization without a single word. Recently, logos from various companies have experienced a transformation. From car companies like GM, restaurants like Burger King, and food produc..
Why the Starbucks app is design perfection
I love my barista, but I’d much rather use the app. The UX on the Starbucks app is so close to perfect it’s setting industry standards.
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Figma for education: Design for learning experiences
Why would a teacher be interested in Figma? Why would a designer be interested in classroom prep?Join our little Figgy educators group.Currently, I work in the EdTech product design industry (K-12) as an experience designer. I am a former 7th-grade science teacher and am planning to return to the cl..
How to avoid using gradients like a lunatic
Gradients are everywhere you look these days and it appears they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Here is how to harness their power…
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The Emoji journey: From self-expression tool to multi-million dollar business
Emojis, memojis, avatars. Here’s how they evolved and still make millions to their creators.
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Design decoded: The tale of the dad wagon
A daughter-father design project provides a clear definition of what User Experience Design is and who its for.
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How AI could get a deeper understanding of human language
The basis of human flexible thinking are analogy
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A gentle rant about the usability of user accounts
I am often underwhelmed and decidedly un-delighted when faced with managing my account on your site. Here’s how to make it better.
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Designers: mind your language
I sometimes wonder how the design community — a group of people who pride themselves on their empathy and ability to communicate clearly — have been able to create such an unapproachable profession. For outsiders, the litany of buzzwords, methodologies, and rules can at best confuse newcomers, and a..
